Hi-de-Hi!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hi-de-Hi! is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1980 to 1988.

The location is Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 through to the early 1960s. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst others. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's management and entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens.

Series details

• Title: Hi-de-Hi!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-01-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 7622
• IMDb ID: tt0123349
• TVDB ID: 72813

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Shane — Ted Bovis
• Ruth Madoc — Gladys Pugh
• Jeffrey Holland — Spike Dixon
• Su Pollard — Peggy Ollerenshaw
• Simon Cadell — Jeffrey Fairbrother

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-02-26; final listed air date 1981-04-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-11-29; final listed air date 1982-01-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-10-31; final listed air date 1982-12-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1982-12-12; final listed air date 1983-01-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1983-11-27; final listed air date 1984-01-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 6: premiered 1984-11-03; final listed air date 1985-12-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 1986-01-05; final listed air date 1986-02-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 8: premiered 1986-11-08; final listed air date 1986-12-27; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 1987-12-26; final listed air date 1988-01-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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